I've seen this on a couple machines already: on my internal network, using 192.168.1.x, "route -n" is showing Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.7 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 Where is the 169.254.0.0 coming from? I wasn't seeing this with 9.0. -- ========================================================= Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) --------------------------------------------------------- "I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone." --------------------------------------------------------- -Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest" =========================================================